NEWS RELEASE
ALEX NUTTALL, MP BARRIE-SPRINGWATER-ORO-MEDONTE
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OTTAWA – Monday, Liberal MP T.J. Harvey introduced a motion to the House of Commons today. It was supported by MP Alex Nuttall, the Conservative caucus as well as the NDP.
M-157 is focused on the concept of 'visitability'. Visitability is a measure of how accessible a building is for people of varying physical abilities.
“As Shadow Minister for people with disabilities, I am glad to be working in a bi-partisan nature to help Canadians with disabilities. Conservatives support this motion but we want to see action when the accessibility legislation is finally put forward,” said Nuttall.
Since the 2015 election, this legislation has been passed onto three different Ministers and there is still no timeline for its introduction.
“We will be watching the upcoming accessibility legislation to see if the Liberals take the issue of visitability seriously. I look forward to working with MP Harvey to see his motion adopted,” added Nuttall.
Text of the Motion
M-157 - Visitability - That the House recognize the importance that Visitability can have for Canadians of all ages and abilities, and particularly persons with a physical disability, aging individuals, seniors and their families, in Canada, by: (a) emphasizing the efforts of companies, contractors and builders who are already applying the principles of Visitability in their new constructions; (b) encouraging the Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities to address the topic of Visitability in the accessibility legislation to be introduced in the House; and (c) inviting the federal government to address the subject of Visitability with its provincial and territorial partners in upcoming Federal, Provincial and Territorial discussions.
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